Wilkinson Co School Dist

Public school district · Wilkinson County · Mississippi · NCES district ID 2804710

Wilkinson Co School Dist spent $13,714 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 71% of the other Mississippi districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $14,846). Its 3 schools enrolled 694 students in 2024-25; 38.0% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $13,432 per student, down 2.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80-84% (Mississippi: 89.4%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Mississippi districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Wilkinson Co School Dist in enrollment (829 to 955 students) and Wilkinson Co School Dist itself.

Current spending per student, Mississippi districts closest in size to Wilkinson Co School Dist, FY23Kemper Co School Dist $20,206; Amite County $17,340; West Bolivar Cons School Dist $15,499; Perry County $15,310; Quitman Co School Dist $14,846; East Tallahatchie Consol Sch Dist $13,925; Philadelphia Public School Dist $13,866; Wilkinson Co School Dist $13,714; Union Public School Dist $11,640; Enterprise $11,213; State median, under 1,000 students $14,846.10k15k20k25kKemper Co School Dist$20,206Amite County$17,340West Bolivar Cons School Dist$15,499Perry County$15,310Quitman Co School Dist$14,846East Tallahatchie Consol Sch D…$13,925Philadelphia Public School Dist$13,866Wilkinson Co School Dist$13,714Union Public School Dist$11,640Enterprise$11,213State median, under 1,000 students $14,846
Current spending per student, Mississippi districts closest in size to Wilkinson Co School Dist, FY23Kemper Co School Dist $20,206; Amite County $17,340; West Bolivar Cons School Dist $15,499; Perry County $15,310; Quitman Co School Dist $14,846; East Tallahatchie Consol Sch Dist $13,925; Philadelphia Public School Dist $13,866; Wilkinson Co School Dist $13,714; Union Public School Dist $11,640; Enterprise $11,213; State median, under 1,000 students $14,846.10k15k20k25kKemper Co School Dist$20,206Amite County$17,340West Bolivar Cons School Dist$15,499Perry County$15,310Quitman Co School Dist$14,846East Tallahatchie Consol Sch Dist$13,925Philadelphia Public School Dist$13,866Wilkinson Co School Dist$13,714Union Public School Dist$11,640Enterprise$11,213State median, under 1,000 students $14,846
Current spending per student, Mississippi districts closest in size to Wilkinson Co School Dist, FY23Kemper Co School Dist $20,206; Amite County $17,340; West Bolivar Cons School Dist $15,499; Perry County $15,310; Quitman Co School Dist $14,846; East Tallahatchie Consol Sch Dist $13,925; Philadelphia Public School Dist $13,866; Wilkinson Co School Dist $13,714; Union Public School Dist $11,640; Enterprise $11,213; State median, under 1,000 students $14,846.10k15k20k25kKemper Co School Dist$20,206Amite County$17,340West Bolivar Cons School Dist$15,499Perry County$15,310Quitman Co School Dist$14,846East Tallahatchie Consol Sch Dist$13,925Philadelphia Public School Dist$13,866Wilkinson Co School Dist$13,714Union Public School Dist$11,640Enterprise$11,213State median, under 1,000 students $14,846
Current spending per student, Mississippi districts closest in size to Wilkinson Co School Dist, FY23Kemper Co School Dist $20,206; Amite County $17,340; West Bolivar Cons School Dist $15,499; Perry County $15,310; Quitman Co School Dist $14,846; East Tallahatchie Consol Sch Dist $13,925; Philadelphia Public School Dist $13,866; Wilkinson Co School Dist $13,714; Union Public School Dist $11,640; Enterprise $11,213; State median, under 1,000 students $14,846.10k15k20k25kKemper Co School Dist$20,206Amite County$17,340West Bolivar Cons School Dist$15,499Perry County$15,310Quitman Co School Dist$14,846East Tallahatchie Consol Sch Dist$13,925Philadelphia Public School Dist$13,866Wilkinson Co School Dist$13,714Union Public School Dist$11,640Enterprise$11,213State median, under 1,000 students $14,846

Where the money came from

$17,282,000 in revenue: 38.0% state, 27.2% local and 34.8% federal. Total spending including $2,724,000 of capital outlay was $15,027,000, or $16,865 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Wilkinson Co School Dist revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $6,575,000; Local $4,693,000; Federal $6,014,000; total $17,282,000.
  • State$6,575,000 38%
  • Local$4,693,000 27%
  • Federal$6,014,000 35%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 35 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

891 students in 2022-23, 806 students in 2023-24, 694 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Wilkinson Co School Dist enrollment by school year2022-23: 891, 2023-24: 806, 2024-25: 69402505007501k2022-238912023-248062024-25694
Wilkinson Co School Dist enrollment by school year2022-23: 891, 2023-24: 806, 2024-25: 69402505007501k2022-238912023-248062024-25694
Wilkinson Co School Dist enrollment by school year2022-23: 891, 2023-24: 806, 2024-25: 69402505007501k2022-238912023-248062024-25694
Wilkinson Co School Dist enrollment by school year2022-23: 891, 2023-24: 806, 2024-25: 69402505007501k2022-238912023-248062024-25694

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2389164.813.7
2023-2480658.613.8
2024-2569463.111.0

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$3,665,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,113 per student

Wilkinson Co School Dist booked $3,665,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 70 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $52,492 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 67 in 100 Mississippi districts with a figure (state median $51,076, 146 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Mississippi teacher salary at $47,162 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$2,559,00069.8%
Special education$508,00013.9%
Vocational$444,00012.1%
Other programs$154,0004.2%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $2,792 in 2018-19, $3,747 in 2019-20, $3,622 in 2020-21, $3,764 in 2021-22, $4,113 in 2022-23.

Wilkinson Co School Dist teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,792, 2019-20: $3,747, 2020-21: $3,622, 2021-22: $3,764, 2022-23: $4,11302k4k6k2018-19$2,7922019-20$3,7472020-21$3,6222021-22$3,7642022-23$4,113
Wilkinson Co School Dist teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,792, 2019-20: $3,747, 2020-21: $3,622, 2021-22: $3,764, 2022-23: $4,11302k4k6k2018-19$2,7922019-20$3,7472020-21$3,6222021-22$3,7642022-23$4,113
Wilkinson Co School Dist teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,792, 2019-20: $3,747, 2020-21: $3,622, 2021-22: $3,764, 2022-23: $4,11302k4k6k2018-19$2,7922019-20$3,7472020-21$3,6222021-22$3,7642022-23$4,113
Wilkinson Co School Dist teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,792, 2019-20: $3,747, 2020-21: $3,622, 2021-22: $3,764, 2022-23: $4,11302k4k6k2018-19$2,7922019-20$3,7472020-21$3,6222021-22$3,7642022-23$4,113

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Wilkinson Co School Dist scored proficient or above: 14% in reading and 17% in math, against 41.7% in reading and 47% in math across Mississippi. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Mississippi, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtMississippiStudents tested
Reading and language arts14%41.7%528
Math17%47%515

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

80-84% of the 62 students in Wilkinson Co School Dist's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 89.4% across Mississippi. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtMississippi
Four-year graduation rate80‑84%89.4%
Students in the class6231,998

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

1 elementary school, 306 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Wilkinson County Elementary30614.1100.0%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 middle school, 160 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
William Winans Middle School16010.7100.0%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 high school, 228 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Wilkinson County High2288.6100.0%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

One more school on file: small, closed or in an earlier directory

These records carry fewer federal fields than a full school page needs, so each is summarized here with what NCES reports.

Finch Elementary

School in Centreville; 199 students; 17.5 students per teacher.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and earlier directories: the last year each school was listed, its students and its teachers.

Contact Wilkinson Co School Dist

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Wilkinson Co School Dist

  1. Mississippi districts by spending per studentWilkinson Co School Dist ranks 25 of 35 Mississippi districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($13,714).#25 of 35
  2. Every school district in MississippiWilkinson Co School Dist is the number 120 by size of 152 Mississippi districts, with 891 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#120 of 152
  3. Union Public School DistThe next larger Mississippi district: 927 students in fall 2022, $11,640 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,640
  4. Kemper Co School DistThe next smaller Mississippi district: 884 students in fall 2022, $20,206 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$20,206
  5. Compare Wilkinson Co School Dist with Union Public School DistEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Wilkinson County High, its largest high school228 students in 2024-25, 8.6 per teacher.228
  7. Teacher salary spending across MississippiWilkinson Co School Dist spent $52,492 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $51,076); spending, not a salary.$52,492
  8. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Wilkinson Co School Dist

  1. How many schools and students are in Wilkinson Co School Dist?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 694 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Wilkinson Co School Dist spend per student?
    $13,714 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Mississippi median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $14,846 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $13,432 per student, down 2.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Wilkinson Co School Dist's money come from?
    $17,282,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 38.0% state, 27.2% local and 34.8% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Wilkinson Co School Dist live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 405 of the 1,124 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 36.0%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Wilkinson Co School Dist spend on teacher salaries?
    $3,665,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,113 per student. Divided by the 70 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $52,492 per teacher, more than 67 in 100 Mississippi districts (state median $51,076). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Mississippi teacher salary at $47,162 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Wilkinson Co School Dist do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Wilkinson Co School Dist scored proficient or above: 14% in reading and 17% in math, against 41.7% in reading and 47% in math across Mississippi. Mississippi's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Wilkinson Co School Dist?
    80-84% of the 62 students in Wilkinson Co School Dist's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 89.4% across Mississippi. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is Wilkinson Co School Dist's NCES district ID?
    2804710. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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